The show of power put on by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Faisalabad has failed to impress political opponents, who accused the party of using the Punjab government’s resources. The party’s emerging archrival in Punjab, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), has challenged the PML-N to hold a successful rally at Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore. PTI Central Information Secretary, commenting on the PML-N’s Faisalabad rally, said Nawaz Sharif should abstain from using the government’s resources to display strength. He said the Faisalabad gathering was arranged with the help of Punjab government officials and an enormous use of official resources. He claimed that state machinery was used for the rally and government employees were present there. He said Nawaz was scared of the PTI and Imran Khan’s increasing popularity.
Cheema said the PML-N was accusing the PTI of being backed by the establishment, whereas the statement of General Asad Durrani was on record that Nawaz Sharif had taken Rs 3.5 million from the agencies for his party’s election campaign. In response to another allegation levelled by Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan that Imran Khan had a residence in Islamabad worth Rs 120 billion, Cheema announced that the PTI was willing to sell the property to the PML-N at just one percent of the value estimated by Nisar.
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-Punjab General Secretary Samiullah Khan said the PML-N had made a futile attempt in Faisalabad. He said the party had lost its mandate in the province and its leadership, confused due to upcoming Senate elections, was criticising President Asif Ali Zardari at every possible place.
PPP leader Mian Ayub said Nawaz Sharif was forgetting his party’s performance in Punjab while criticising the federal government. “He should tell if the security situation is satisfactory in the province or if his party has succeeded in eliminating Patwari and Thana culture in Punjab,” he asked. He said Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had not kept his promise to convert the CM’s House into an IT university.
Fawad Chaudhry, spokesman of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) led by General (r) Pervez Musharraf, also ridiculed the PML-N, saying the show presented by the Punjab government under the title of PML-N. He said Nawaz Sharif had otherwise lost his worth among the masses.
Chaudhry said Nawaz was attempting to involve Supreme Court in politics in order to create an impression that the court had some interest in Nawaz. He also denied the PML-N’s allegation that Musharraf gave Imran Khan some property in Islamabad, saying the former president had nothing to do with the PTI chief’s property. He said Nawaz was emboldened with Musharraf’s absence from Pakistan and was uttering “rubbish” against the former president, while from 2000 to 2007, none of PML-N leaders could dare speak a word against him. He added that Musharraf would return soon and give a “shut up call to all such outspoken leader”.
PML-Quaid Information Secretary Kamil Ali Agha said the unnerved leadership of the PML-N had held its public gatherings in a bid to overwhelm the PTI’s popularity wave. He said Nawaz Sharif and other party leaders had failed to attract the masses’ attention. Agha called the rally a “flopped show”. He said that by attempting to involve SC in politics, Nawaz was repeating his habit of getting assistance from non-political forces.
PML-Q Punjab Spokeman Akram Chaudhary said the Punjab government’s employees were behind the rally in Faisalabad. He further claimed that even the gardeners and ‘patwaris’ of the government were tasked to gathering people.
This was a pure punjab government show. I think its too late. Imran Khan has taken the show. Long Live Imran Khan! Long Live Pakistan!
I live in Faislabad and we have to admit that Nawaz Sharif's jalsa of today was a mammoth gathering. The whole of the city had come to a halt and i saw a lot of passion in ppl.
Passion for what exactly?
Well I never knew Faisalabad has population of just 20,000
Patwari + government employees jalsa failed miserably!
it was a huge jalsa!! come on…. admit yaar!!
Shahid Sagheer
its worth less to even comment about these looters — please brother think about generations ahead these people are just looters
PTI had arranged a rally at the same place a couple months ago and it was equally large in numbers! the only problem is it wasn't given enough coverage! same in the case for the Jalsa in Multan! from now on they will always Show Imran's rally's so you will see the difference for yourself
it was a good rally whether punjab govt used its resources or not but problem is there was no substance in the speeches. no road map. apart from bullying different leaders, no real policy statements. pmln leaders looked and behaved angrily and reactionery to pti's lahore jalsa.
I do agree with u..
Its waste of time to write too much about PML N jalsa. Their politics is reactive and not proactive. They are looters and have been tried twice. Its Imran Khan time now. The hope of Pak is IK.
Be realistic and honest. This was a good show and PTI cannot do this in every city. PMLN will be doing in every major city so we should admit their force.
Mr. Afzal i agree and if it was like 10 years before i would have said the same thing but now its not that same old time. its 2011 and we are approaching 2012 brother. people don't want PPPP OR PMLN anymore.. and yes PTI will gather more people in every city of the country. the problem a few years back was that MEDIA was not giving proper and equal coverage to the rallies of PTI but after 30th OCTOBER they will give proper coverage and you will fear when you watch the up comming rallies. i was there in islamabad dharna, the peshawar jalsa and the Noshehra jalsa and trust me there were more people in those than what PML N gather yesterday…and i m being very realistic… PMLN did gather lot of people no doubt by hook or by croock they did it BUT just wait and see PTI next jalsa and then compare it with nawaz shareef sahib jalsa…. just wait for 7 more days and specially 25th DECEMBER..its not long time from now./.cheers
That Awkward Moment WHen Afridi's Batting And Nawaz Shareef's Speech Is At Same Time And "Awaam" Is Watching Afridis batting Instead Of His Speech. That Definitely ISI!!!!!! ISI Grooming Afridi's Batting Against PML-N..LOL
Hahahahaha.Very well said. The spooks from ISI coached Afridi all night. Ganja brothers now look pretty paranoid as was depicted by their tone in this show.
Jalsa was really good and should be acknowledged
The jalsa was in reaction of PTI's Lahore jalsa. Because PMLN is afraid of Imran khan's increasing popularity. Now Pakistani people are a little bit change and inshaallah till the coming elections, majority of our people will realize that only imran khan is trust worthy in all the existing politicians.
shuaib khattak
nice
jasla was good but u can not say it a huge jasla
bakwas tha sub log dash hain………….
there is no doubt that jalsa was big but one thing confuses me that was this jalsa against imran or zardari . . . .
PTI did Jalsa at same place and same size of crowd but Media didnt gave it the coverage
I didn’t get the purpose of this event except the fear of PTI. I think they should change election symbol from a lion to a mouse; it suit them well. Beside this, there was no substance in speech, all allegations and bad mouth.
the name of rally was go zardari go and they target imran khan 😀
shame on u dengue brothers!
shame on u people who r liking imran khan just for fashion u guys dont have knowledge at all of politics i just wish Allah sab ko sachayi dikhayen kon kia hai
Yehi dua apny liye b kary.. thanks
wa ji wa lagta hai mulk ki tini zameen nahi hai jitnay patwari imran khan ne bana diye hai wa shame imran khan shame
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